Piston-ring remover



Feb. s', 1927. I 1,616,621-

tw. N. HOOKS nsToN RING REMovER Filed March 14, 1925 z sheets-Shasta zz 'y ATTORNEY WITNESS:

i intention fiomtiiepiate 1 unontiieSeineiside-fotjtiie i iinpljofvenients A infii'ng lrennovee fnd 'inoi'e transverse oentei1 as tlie rni't v pait'ollarly to gyfdeficefyiiieh ie especiailyA Avand hand vg.1fip .eredieposedet oblique; angles v said arms extend indivergentrelationjvith Y,

o, Lg- 11e-.Sped t0. thei. Ouelendsiand nfo'rflerfto l Y p Spreadieepmembers and `,Suitable` .mea-11 p1'oy ide d.ff i "in epijeading; ositonvuntil the ring can bedofseti siigh'tiy, as shownjit' 10.

,I'eadilimmow dffrofethgfove'nitherPiSo- Theouteffendsp hegen .14; and lmv f tonjin wliichfgitiS`Seatd j V piv,Otelly conne'ete'kdy thereto the :.y'okes 11,1. With the ab ,',Yeiendpther- 3012i ets iulyiew71-wv1iiffh are; :UY-Shaped in cross-Section'` with; :80

my'ifnyxention opneisteinthe-noveijfeatures offv their ends 'pvotaily connected to the alf-me conls'tijntionnnd thej oinbinetion and fir-j `by meanS-of the ]oins ,12.v` The'finnen ye-Iidevofgfrangementof perteto Lloe hereingifteijniotep the vyoke-s areiprovided with .socketson Seats., fully described, pointedqut the'ClainiSQnd 13 in which the ends ofl afpistonpningflvll: Y e Y sho'wnin thejaoeompanying'. drawinge, in are,reoeive d,rv` illnstfrL tediinltignfell It, 35

fwhh'? f Y Willb apparent thet'liPOStOning-theends?: a V side f eieviation; v illustrating.of the ringin the,se{afin-13, itgWilLJoe neoeS-yV x. "Figline 24s an edge e 1eyat 1on. kg' in the sockets 13.

'roin' t thepiston? grooveV and seating-'hmo Y Fignre''lis e top pian Yieww. `Theinoviable;pifite8 isfproifdednponjite i' Fi'gnietuis detai1. s ide elewtin-,jparte vpeiiphery With natohet teeth ,15: which fexyj Y being broken wey and 1illustrated in Section5;v tendaionnd a, greater portion ofthe periph :j and V `z i 'ery o fgthe plate andadaptedtoflbefengaged 95. 40g; FigurenY is; a vdetail section on the line Qby actuating pamgvl -16 -w'hieh-is' normally re-f 5-5ofFiguife Y *i i tained in the. path 0i' theteeth'l by means!` Figure 6 isla {side elevation oie modified )of a s'gl'njingl?.KAV The'piate' 1 cai-'riese pinl8f f 4 `forni iof 1 i1os fon fengagingVthe ends ofi adapted,-to' be'e1igaged bythe*paLWlzllto' pisto 1 1ring s.. fiimitlthe inWaid-Swinging;1novemnt ofthe 100 Y Iu. czi rrying: ont jiny ,invention7 I yprovide {wi-11 be apparent that'npon ni'oving the iia'ndf; tw@opposedjbody platee 1 and2 arrangedgfgrips f5 and'toward each othen-the Spring f yin opposed i'eletionvand pivotally Connected Vp'ieesed `pm vl 16" `Wi1i "engageiihe Vteeth 151 by Ineaiieotgthefpiyot boit 3L Vj 1. and viinpalt rotative)movement ,to the plate? 105 51211: Thef late liigisjextending fijoni one side' 8 and it will benoted. theitnsithe` two hand lheieot in inging which projects from the grips-53nd? inovetogetheigthe, a'ms und 4i plate at an oigiique angle with i'espeot to@ willhavefa-spreading-:inoyement imparted tiiel t 1a 1 i syers e uxisof the piate, z 1s shownfinthereto due to the action ,of thev panni .116 o n Figline/1., .Thepjiate'l hasaiso'extending'- thepiaterk The. outward'iswingi''g move-*110 'ftiieifefnoinahzindfgripmpovideduwitii a' inent'of the hzndgiip Tfwithfresnpectf toil iingei loop 6. ThisL hand fgifip '5 pi'ojectS the hand grip 5 is'iiinited bylneans ofthe pin 18 upon whichthe pawl dis mounted.

fing the thumb inthe loop 22 of theohand grip 7 and certain tingers'of the handin` the loop '6, the handigrips inav be moved to-V endsfof the', piston ring away from. each Tliis'pin engagesa stop shoulder 19 formed.V on the Vplate *1 and in order to retain the arms in a spreading position, during the time the hand grips"5 rand 7 are moved away n froml each other 'to again position the'pawl 16 for further rotation of the plate 8, a

spring-pressed locking pawl 20 is carried by Ithe hand grip 5 and engages the teeth '15 to retain the plate 8 against backward movement/and this pawl 20 is pivotally mounted upon a pin.21. v

.Y lt"v will be apparent from theforegoing` that after theen'ds of the piston ring yhave been engaged in the sockets or seats 13, the hand grips 5 and Z Vwillbe in their normal positions, as shown in Figure 1 and by placward each other, the pawl lengaging with the teeth. 15 to cause the pla-te tomovewith the plate 2 inone directiomthe plate 1 rodirection. This =will impart 'a spreading movement to the arms 4 and a fand move the other, this operation may beV continued until the ring 14,- can be quicklyv andV readilyre-` moved rrOmY-f-tlie groove of the' piston iin:V

Y which it is seat-ed. l It' will be apparent from the oregoing, that after lthe hand grips -5 land 7"hav`e been moved towardreacli 'other the 'limit of their movement,V the hand grip 7 is moved away from the hand grip 5 vcark rying the -pawl` 16 therewith, the same riding over the teeth 15 and thismov-ement is continued until the pin 18 engages the vstop shoulder 19 yat which time the lratchet 16V will 'engage the pin 18 and guide the same intoengagement withlthe' teeth 15 so that Y as the hand grips V5 and -7 are inoved'toward eachother in the next operation further f spreading movementwill beV imparted to Ithe arms 4; land 9.

Y, It will` be apparentfromthe foregoingV thatl have provided a` comparatively simple tooljthe Vconstruction and operation of which is such as to provide a compara* tively inexpensive and etlicient tool for the l purpose described.

v ln Figures 6 and 7 of the drawings l have l' illustrated clips provided withY the archv'shaped body portions 23formed1with latl eral enlargements provided Awith upstand- Ving lugs V2(1- adjacent their confronting ends andl their lower edges with ears 25. These ears are designed toV be pivotally secured to the ends of thelarms 4 and 9. The conpiston ring, the said ring` being cradled ono provided between thefends otra smallpistonV ring, but the"constructionfmay be'yaleo employed in connection., with Ylarge yrings as well aslwith rings for right orVv left hand angle ends, o r that Vclass Voit ring having its ends either .square or'lstepped.` y. l Y, v.

Vhile'I have shown'and,y described the v 8G ii i preferred form'oimy invention, it will be obvious thatvarious Vchanges in the detailsy "of construction andy in the proportions may be resorted to -or successfully carryin myV lv Y invention'finto practice without sacri cingV kany of `tlienovel features or 'departing'from the scope of the 'appended' claims.v n 1 l u Having thus deseribedmyinventiomwhat il claim isi-V tating upon the pivot lbolt 3 inthe opposite 1 1`. AY pist-on' ring spreader'including'sjopL poised body Yplates pivotally connected,`an

arm eirtending from one lof the` platesfxatf an angle with" respectito thetransverse axis of V.the platea movable Vplate between the. opposed plates, an arm extending from the* v lirst arm, handle members projecting from movable plate injopposed relation with the the body plates and arranged upon the `opposite sides ofthe body plates from theA arms, and means carried by one of the body plates and lhaving cooperative connection with the movable plate to impart move-V ment thereto upon movement ofthe handle members toward each other.

2. AV ring kspreader including pivotallyV connected plates, an arm extending from one ot the plates, a movable Iplate between vthe' body plates, anv arm extending from` i ythe movable plate in yopposed relation with the first arm, handle members carriedfby the body plates, and meansv carried'by one of the body plates having 'operative engagement with the movableV plate `to impart rotative movement thereto upon movement of the handle members toward each other.

3. A piston ring spreader including piv- `otallyeonnected body plates, an Varm eX- lyolres pivoted to the outer ends of the arms and having sockets to receive the ends of` a ring and manually operated means whereby to move said arms away from each other.

4. A piston ring spreadery including pivy otally connected body plates, an arm eX- tending from one of said plates, a movable plate between said body plates, an arm carfied by 'the nvable plateV in' Opposed Vfenj Ation with Ytherst arm, handle members to said plate'upon movement of the handle members toward each other, means carried i by the other handle land engaging themov- Y able plate to prevent movement lof the same inl one direction and means for limiting the swingingjmovement' of one -of Said handleA members '1n `one direction 'relative to the body plates,- Y

5. A piston ring spreader including piV-. otally Yconnected body"4 plates, an arm 'ex tending fromone ofj the plates, a'movable plate between the'body plates, an armexfv ture.

tending `from"V the inovable plate in oppiositelrelationfto. :the first arm, ysaid* rst second arm, yokes pivoted to the" outer ends members andthe movableplate Whereby'lto tion-1 and means for limiting the movement of the movable plate inv one direction.

In testimony 'whereof I aiiiX my signaof the arms and having sockets to receive j the'endsof Va ring, handle 'members carried by' thefbodyxplate's, means forming'opera- 25 Vtive connectionlbetvveen onefof said' handleY impart movement .to said plate upon move-v 'mentfof the'han'dle members in one direcy f WILniAM N. HooKs 1 t v L 

